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sector_ico_Health_trans Human Health
Gene Editing...

What is gene editing? Gene editing involves removing, and sometimes replacing, individual genes or part of genes using “molecular scissors.” Gene editing can achieve much grea...

March 30, 2023
sector_ico_Health_trans Human Health
Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing (DTC Testing)...

What is DTC testing?  DTC testing, also known as at-home genetic testing, refers to genetic tests available directly to consumers without the involvement of a health care profess...

March 30, 2023
sector_ico_Health_trans Human Health
Pharmacogenomics...

What is pharmacogenomics? Pharmacogenomics is the science that studies the role of the genome (the complete set of genes in an organism) related to an individual’s response to a...

March 30, 2023
sector_ico_Health_trans Human Health
Microbiome...

What is a microbiome? A microbiome is the microbial community associated with an animal, plant or other host or with a terrestrial, aquatic or other ecosystem. Microbiomes include...

March 30, 2023
Data and Technology
Synthetic Biology...

What is synthetic biology? Synthetic biology is a relatively new and rapidly evolving interdisciplinary area of scientific research that focuses on the design and fabrication of b...

March 28, 2023
sector_ico_GenomicsSociety_trans Genomics and Society
Genetic Discrimination...

What is genetic discrimination? People become victims of genetic discrimination when they are treated differently due to possessing a specific gene mutation or a constellation...

March 27, 2023
sector_ico_Fisheries_trans Fisheries and Aquaculture
Aquaculture...

What is aquaculture? Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms, including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants.  It takes place in marine environments, freshwater...

March 21, 2022
sector_ico_Environment_trans Environment
Climate Change...

What is climate change? Climate change presents a potentially devastating threat to humans and many other species on Earth. Surviving this threat requires immediate and long-term ...

March 14, 2022
Data and Technology
eDNA...

What is eDNA? DNA left behind from living organisms that is collected from soil, water, snow, air and other environments. The DNA is matched with primers, acting as fingerprints t...

March 14, 2022
sector_ico_Agrifood_trans Agrifood
Regulation of Genetically Modified and Genetically Engineered Products...

How was this regulation created? The Federal Regulatory Framework for Biotechnology was established in 1993 by the Canadian Government. One of the principles of the Framework is...

March 14, 2022
sector_ico_Health_trans Human Health
Gene Therapy...

What is gene therapy? Gene therapy involves using genes to cure or prevent disease. Most treatments for genetic diseases can only address the symptoms, but the hope for gene thera...

March 14, 2022
sector_ico_Environment_trans Environment
Biosolids...

What are biosolids? Biosolids are nutrient-rich organic materials recovered during the treatment of wastewater or sewage. Biosolids undergo regulated physical, chemical, and biolo...

March 14, 2022
sector_ico_GenomicsSociety_trans Genomics and Society
Genetic Testing...

What is genetic testing? Genetic testing examines DNA or proteins to identify anomalies linked to particular diseases, or to determine ancestry, paternity or ethnicity. How i...

March 14, 2022
sector_ico_Agrifood_trans Agrifood
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)...

What is GMO? GMOs are organisms whose DNA has been altered by genetic engineering. When scientists generate GMOs, they combine existing pieces of DNA in new ways to give an organi...

July 15, 2019
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